“It’s incredible to live here and we eat better than anybody,” she said.

In “normal” years, Sherry said, the farm’s produce is provided to the public. Due to the drought, Sherry is not supplying the public this year.

She is providing packages of produce for shareholders, though, who sign up and pay a share for the yearly produce. There is currently a waiting list.

Julie Hodges said becoming a shareholder has helped her and her family eat healthier and has influenced the discovery of new recipes.

“One of the fun things is looking up recipes and trying new dishes,” Hodges said. “We discovered okra is really good grilled. The peaches were awesome too.”

Hodges is a self-proclaimed supporter of local businsesses. Hodges said she met Sherry through her work and took a tour of the farm.

“I got to see all the things she was doing,” she said. “It’s important to eat the nutritious things. Thing that were picked just this morning are even better. She gave me a list of things she grew. As a person, Sherry is really cool. I admire somebody who works as hard as she does. That is a big factor of why I want to do this with Sherry.”

Sherry said she gives tours of the farm to those interested in the operation.

Aside from the garden, Sherry has a stand, built by Clifton, where she runs her farmer’s market on “normal years.”

The building includes a concrete floor with hand-made, raised and painted fruit and vegetable designs in the floor and a cooling system to keep picked produce fresh.

Shareholders stop in front of the building, located across from the gardens, and walk inside to pick up their share.

Sherry said Clifton worked many nights when it was cool to design the floor for her stand as the concrete dried.

“I do it to display what I do and for her,” Clifton said. “She’s just amazing. I love her.”

Clifton said one of the benefits of being married to a gardener is the diet. He said the youngest of their four kids picks his lunch for school every day.

“There are a lot of benefits,” he said. “We eat really good. This is how I get my vegetables.”

He gives credit for the produce to his wife.

“I do a little bit,” he said. “Not a whole lot. I’ll run the tractor and till the land.”

Clifton jokes that his wife can “make anything grow, even things that aren’t supposed to.”

Jennifer Reynolds said she’s known the family for a few years and recently became a shareholder.

She said Sherry has provided her with “good produce.” She said some of the items have been new to her family. One of the more interesting things for Reynolds is learning new recipes.

“I’ve known her for a long time,” Reynolds said. “When they just had Pullen’s Produce, I bought pumpkins and vegetables from her. I knew that if anybody could do it, Sherry could do it. She can grow anything.”